pop culture

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That near-death experience—and his survival—helped cement a folk-hero image now spilling into pop culture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The Philippines — with a long, if fraught colonial relationship to American pop culture — punches above its weight in music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In the late 90s and the 2000s, television programs still generated pop culture watershed moments that everyone experienced at once.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Demons, on the other hand, are a big trend in pop culture in recent years.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

This is progress of a sort, but it’s also repression, since it means that pop culture has succeeded to a considerable extent in burying something that used to be right out in the open.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times